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Employment and Wages Annual Averages, 1995 U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics December 1996 Bulletin 2483 GOVERNMENT Jon4ySuoD ¢ m| t - ¢ © _ Vie = (Aa » ‘de z >) Rael y Bee TR ANCBORTATION AND PHRIIC UTILITIES \ a, reeta Employment and Wages Annual Averages, 1995 U.S. Departmoef nLatbo r Robert B. Reich, Secretary Burof Leabora Stautist ics Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner December 1996 Bulletin 2483 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington. DC 20402-9328 ISBN 0-16-048946-6 Preface The data contained in this bulletin represent the com- Division of Occupational and AdministraSttatiisvtiecs , plete count of employment and wages for workers covered Brian MacDonalCdhi,e f. Data were prepaarnde pdro - by unempinlsuroancye pmrogeramns dturi ng 1995 in the cessed by Barbara Athey, Sherman Bernett, Angelo 50 States and the District of Columbia. State employment F*weroa, Sandra Logan, William Plaskie, Rex Tharp, and security agencies compile these data from reports filed by Jerry Trach in the Division of Business Establishment Sys- employers and edit and process them by industry. The Bu- tems, Robert CarlsoChni,ef . reau of Labor Statistics aggreyates the data to national lev- Material in this publication is in the public domain and, els, by State and by industry. with appropriate credit, may be reproduced without per- This bulletin was prepared in the Office of Employment mission. This information is available to sensory impaired and Unemployment Statistics by Bernard J. Bell, Muriel K. indiviudpoun arelquesst . Voice phone: (202) 606-7828; Bennett, Mary Bowler, Paul L. Cichello, James M. Grounds, TDD phone (202) 606-5897; TDD message referral phone: Robert J. Malin, Linda I. Unger, and Linda Wohlford of the 1 800-326-2577. iv / BLANK PAGE Contents Page Introduction Charts: 1. Percent of private sector employment by major industry division, 1995 2. Pesseas ofg ubeaio costar eanplapenent end estttenenents Gyc ine class, first quarter 1995 3. Percent change in private sector employment and wages by major industry division, 1994-95 Tables: 1. Total coverage (UI and UCFE) by ownership: Establishments, employment, and wages, annual average 1986-95 1995 annual averages: Establishments, employment, and wages: 2. Private industry by 4-digit SIC industry and government by level of government, change from 1994 Total coverage (UI and UCFE) by State, change from 1994 . Private industry by State, change from 1994 Private industry by State and 4-digit SIC industry State government byS tate and selected industries cnsunee Federal Government by State and selected industries CALWIS w Private industry by major industry division, United States: Size of establishmentasnd employfirmst equanrtetr ,19 95 Appendix. Charactaendr uisess tofi thce sdat a BLS regional offices and cooperating State agencies (insbaick dcoever ) Introduction This publication presents 1995 annual employment and principal exclusions from UI and UCFE coverage are cited wages data as defined in the 1987 Standard Industrial Clas- in the appendix, “Charactaned rUseis soft tihe cDasta, ” sification Manual (SIC). These data pertain to workers which follthoe wtabsles . covered by State unemployment insurance (UI) laws and Data are presented by ownership, industry, and State and Federal civilian workers covered by the Unemployment include the average number of establishamnenunalt asv,er - Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) program. age employment, total wages, and annual and average weekly The data for both private- and public-sector workers are wagper eempsloye e. National employandm weagen ttota ls reported to BLS by the employment security agencies of the are published for 11 broad industry divisions, 84 major in- 50 States and the District of Columbia as part of the Cov- dustry groups, and almost all of the 1,005 4-digit SIC indus- ered Employment and Wages, or ES-202, program. tries. Privadatat aree pr-esensted eby cStatte foor thre di vi- Reports for this program are also received from the em- sions aod 4-digit SIC industries. State, local, and Federal ployment security agencies in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Government data are detailed for selected industries. Islands, but their data are not included in this bulletin. Prior Beginning in 1991, employers reported employment and to 1984, publications in this series did include data for Puerto wages on an individual establishmebansits . In prior years, Rico and the Virgin Islands. a reporting unit concept which sometimes included more In 1995, employers in private industry provided State than one establishwmase nusted . Thus, the establishment employment security agencies with quarterly tax reports on counts presented for 1991 forward may not be strictly com- monthly empioyment, quarterly total and taxable wages, parable with reporting unit data in pre-1991 Employment and contributions for an average of 96.9 million wage and and Wages publications. (See the appendix for more infor- salary workers in approximately 6.8 million business es- mation.) The Bureau wishes to express its appreciatica to tablishments. Similar reports of monthly employmenatn d employers for their continued cooperation in providing es- quarterly wages were submitted by the Federal Government tablishment-level data on the Multiple Worksite Report for 2.9 million civilian employees, by State governments (MWR). The State employment security agencies that col- for 4.2 million employees, and by local governments for lect the data from employers also play a major role in this 11.4 million employees. Covered employrmepeortnedt b y ongoing effort. these sources reflected approximately 96.7 percent of wage Emplodatay bemgineningn itn 1 991 maya lsnoot be and salary civilian employment and provided a virtual cen- strictly comparable with histdaota rduie tco iamprlov ed sus (98 percent) of employees on nonfarm payrolls. The reporting procebyd soume rempeloyser s. Chart 1. Percent of private sector employment by major industry division, 1995 Wholesale Transportation trade and public utilities (6.6) (6.0) Agriculture, | | forestry, an Retail : trade (21.9) Services (31.9) Nonclassifiable establishments (0.1) Finisnuarnacnec,e , tient leas Manufacturin. and real estate - (19.1 (6.8) Construction ——_—_—_______—— a (5.3) (0. Chart 2. Percent of private sector employment and establishments by size class, first quarter 1995 Fewer 5-9 10-19 20-49 50-99 100-249 250-499 500-999 1,000 or more Employment size class | Chart 3. Percent change in private sector employment and wages by major industry division, 1994-95 | || |j Total private — Agriculture — Mining — Construction — Manufacturing ~ Transportation ~ Wholesale trade — Retail trade — Finance Services 7 7 as FF (10) (8) (6) (4) 10 12 14